EMERALD ASH BORER

DES MOINES, Iowa — The emerald ash borer is in Iowa.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture says the invasive insect, which kills ash trees, has been found along the Mississippi River in Allamakee (AL’-uh-muh-KEE’) County, just south of the Minnesota border.

The consensus among foresters and other experts is that despite quarantines in places where the emerald ash borer has already been identified, its spread within the state and around the country is now inevitable.